George Evans
George Evans (10 March 1870 – 5 March 1915) known as "Honey Boy" Evans was a Welsh-born songwriter, comedian, entertainer, and musician active in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 10, 1870, Died March 5, 1915
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1895 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist
Notes: American blackface minstrel, vaudeville comedian, and songwriter.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-49 of 49 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-2847 | 10-in. | 10/27/1905 | In the good old summer time | Sousa's Band | Band, with male vocal duet and cornet and trombone solos | composer | |
Victor | A-2847 | 7-in. | 10/27/1905 | In the good old summer time | Sousa's Band | Band, with male vocal duet and cornet and trombone solos | composer | |
Victor | B-3135 | 10-in. | 2/21/1906 | Out in an automobile | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-14940 | 10-in. | 6/9/1914 | In the good old summertime | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band, with male vocal chorus | composer | |
Victor | CVE-16216 | 12-in. | 5/11/1927 | Songs of the past, no. 4 | Victor Mixed Chorus | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-16216 | 12-in. | 7/20/1915 | Songs of the past, no. 4 | Victor Mixed Chorus | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-25250 | 10-in. | 5/2/1921 | Down in Arkansaw | Ford Hanford ; Pee Wee Myers | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-37908 | 10-in. | 2/17/1927 | Down where the watermelon grows | Ernest Moody ; Phil Reeve | Male vocal duet, with guitar and ukulele | composer | |
Victor | BVE-45610 | 10-in. | 6/7/1928 | In the good old summer time | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | CVE-49077 | 12-in. | 1/18/1929 | Minstrel show of 1929 | Victor Minstrels | Minstrels, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 940 | 10-in. | ca. 1902 | In the good old summer time | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 940 | 7-in. | ca. 1902 | In the good old summer time | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 1878 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Nov. 1904 | Come take a trip in my airship | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 1913 | 7-in. | ca. 1904 | In the good old summer time | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 3034 | 7-in. | approximately 1904 | Come take a trip in my airship | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 3320 | 10-in. | ca. 1905-Jan. 1906 | Out in an automobile | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 3660 | 10-in. | between January and June 1907 | You'll have to wait 'till my ship comes in | Bob Roberts | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 3900 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Apr. 1908 | Come to the land of Bohemia | Harvey Hindermyer | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W141084 | 10-in. | 10/2/1925 | In the good old summertime | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
Columbia | W145014 | 10-in. | 10/25/1927 | In the good old summertime | Leake County Revelers | String band, with male vocal trio | composer | |
OKeh | W80585 | 10-in. | 3/19/1927 | Down in Arkansas | Cofer Brothers | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | lyricist, composer | |
OKeh | W81360 | 10-in. | 9/20/1927 | Down where the watermelon grow | Avoca Quartet | Vocal quartet, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar | composer | |
Brunswick | E27651 | 10-in. | 6/6/1928 | In the good old summer time | Richard Brooks ; Rueben Puckett | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | composer | |
Brunswick | E3704-E3705 | 10-in. | 9/8/1926 | In the good old summer time | Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with banjo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Evans, George," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111243.
Evans, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111243.
"Evans, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Evans, George, 1870-1915 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98132577
Wikidata: George Evans - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5535887
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/41467662
MusicBrainz: George Evans - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3aacabfc-028b-4f53-9112-8a62c8143dba
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